Paul Scully

Very strongly agree

No

Labor maintains that the pension age should remain at 67 and successfully pressured previous governments to abandon plans to raise it further. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly agree

No, keep it at 67 because physically demanding blue-collar jobs destroy bodies long before age 70

This aligns perfectly with Labor's traditional rhetoric, which emphasizes that blue-collar workers and those in physically demanding trades cannot reasonably be expected to work until age 70. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, fund the pension by heavily taxing multinational mining corporations instead of punishing the working class

Labor agrees with maintaining the current pension age, though the specific mechanism of using a heavy multinational mining tax is more characteristic of the Greens' platform than current Albanese government policy. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

Yes, but phase it in for future generations so current workers aren't blindsided right before retirement

Labor opposes the policy goal of raising the age to 70 regardless of whether it is phased in, focusing instead on retirement income adequacy and workforce participation for older Australians. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

The Labor Party has a long-standing policy of opposing an increase in the pension age to 70, having campaigned vigorously against the Coalition's 2014 budget proposal to do so. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes, an aging population is an unsustainable burden on the budget and medical science is helping us live longer

While Labor recognizes demographic challenges, they reject the premise that raising the pension age to 70 is the solution, arguing it unfairly targets those in labor-intensive industries. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.